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Helmut Newton: White Women Hardcover – March 15, 2010

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White Women was and still is the legendary first book by Helmut Newton, published in 1976. His inimitable blend of aestheticism, technical perfection and luxurious upper-middle-class decadence is today just as appealing and controversial as it was thirty-three years ago. White Women is a delicacy in visual erotic literature that connoisseurs and people in the know still consider to be Newton's best book ever.

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128 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Schirmer Mosel
Publication date

March 15, 2010
Dimensions

9.25 x 0.59 x 12.2 inches
ISBN-10

3829604424
ISBN-13

978-3829604420
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White Women was and still is the legendary first book by Helmut Newton, published in 1976. His inimitable blend of aestheticism, technical perfection and luxurious upper-middle-class decadence is today just as appealing and controversial as it was thirty-three years ago. White Women is a delicacy in visual erotic literature that connoisseurs and people in the know still consider to be Newton's best book ever.

About the Author

HELMUT NEWTON was
born in Berlin in 1920
and died in Hollywood
in 2004. He began his
career at the age of 16,
working for famous
Berlin photographer
Yva. As an 18-year-old,
he emigrated to Australia,
returning to Europe
in 1957 to settle in
Paris. As of the 1980s
he lived in both Monte
Carlo and Los Angeles.
The first of his countless
solo exhibitions took
place in Paris in 1975.
Awards for his oeuvre
included the German
GroÃe Bundesverdienstkreuz,
the French Grand
Prix national de la
photographie, and the
World Image Award.
PHILIPPE GARNER is a
Director of Christie s,
and their International
Head in his specialist
areas photographs and
20th-century decorative
arts and design. He has
published monographs
and essays on numerous
photographers including
Cecil Beaton, Richard
Avedon et al.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Schirmer Mosel; 7th Printing edition (March 15, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3829604424
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3829604420
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.52 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.25 x 0.59 x 12.2 inches

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Helmut Newton (1920-2004) was one of the most influential fashion photographers of all time. Born in Berlin, he arrived in Australia in 1940 and married June Brunell (a.k.a. Alice Springs) eight years later. He first achieved international fame in the 1970's while working principally for French Vogue, and his celebrity and influence grew over the decades. Newton preferred to shoot in streets or interiors, rather than studios. Controversial scenarios, bold lighting, and striking compositions came to form his signature look. In 1990 he was awarded the Grand Prix National for photography; in 1992 the German government awarded him Das Grosse Verdienstkreuz for services to German culture, and he was appointed Officer des Arts, Lettres et Sciences by S.A.S. Princess Caroline of Monaco. In 1996, he was appointed Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by Philippe Douste-Blazy, the French Minister of Culture.

Working and living in close companionship with his wife until his death at 83, his images remain as distinctive, seductive and original as ever.

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Sammy

Unsurpassed Quality

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 16, 2011

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I do a lot of glamour photography, and I have a pretty good collection of "inspiration" books. I've put a lot of thought and effort into it. Purchased and returned many; kept the few that are great. This is one of the great ones. It is very oversize and made of high quality material. The photographs are no less than inspiring. Beautiful women, no question about it. And, the best part is that Newton's thoughts on the images and why/how he took them the way he did are included. What a great reference for a photographer, to learn from the master. Very highly recommended. P.S. I have not seen any of the other Newton books. All I know is that they are expensive!

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savannah artist16

Beautiful book of Beautiful Women

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When I ordered this book I had a feeling that it would be good, but I didn't know it would be REALLY GOOD. Sharp pictures that are composed very well with gorgeous models. This book was published in the seventies, but has a very current feeling to it . A must for anyone that collects erotic photo essays.

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Karl Denton

Another must have book

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Anytime you can add a Helmut Newton book to you collection please do it! I had wanted this book since it first came out and am sorry that it took me so long to purchase it. The imagery is stunning and thought provoking as only Helmut Newton can provide.

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James Clark

Helmut , the original.

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I was hoping for some tips on how to get such shots, but I guess the compositions speak for themsrlves.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 16, 2018

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Great sensual and provocative/artsy photography!

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found it on Amazon!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 28, 2011

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Looked around for it at bookstores. Always out of stock or item looked like customers mishandled it. Ordered online and received it in perfect condition for Christmas giving!

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Eurivaldo Neves Bezerra

Five Stars

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Great book.

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Extreme Fashion Fantasies Involving Available Women

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 14, 2001

Before reviewing this book, let me point out that it contains much female nudity in sexual situations that are sometimes on the hard side of what would be rated "R" in a motion picture.
This book is a reissue of Helmut Newton's first book from the 1970s. The shock value of that work continues in this very well produced volume with images of high reproduction quality featuring carefully posed compositions involving sumptuous fashion and beautiful models.
The introduction captures the spirit of the book. "It is the visual inventiveness that make the images memorable." Newton peels away respectability from the outer aura of powerful, well-dressed women to show their carnal natures. For example, in one of the first images, he shows a woman wearing a beautiful dress, who is perfectly coiffed. But the dress is totally see-through. She wears it as though it is totally opaque.
He expresses these personal visions in his own language in brief paragraphs and through the visual images that often suggest a taste for some "rough sexual trade" through the use of props and body positions.
The settings in the book are mostly at the Villa D'Este on Lake Como in northern Italy, in or around swimming pools on the French Riviera, in powerful cars and limousines, on public streets and in public places, and in hotel rooms and bedrooms.
The photographs are all reproduced here in large size with virtually flawless technical details of composition, lighting, and exposure. I have seen many of these images reproduced elsewhere (including the recent retrospective, Helmut Newton Work), but not as well as they are done here.
Through the combination of the text, notes, and large size photographs, you can appreciate more of his subtle work here than elsewhere. At his best, fashion, celebrity, and exposure are intertwined in almost inseparable ways. For example, Paloma Picasso appears wearing her own jewelry in a dress by Karl Langerfeld (who is seen on the facing page wearing a similar outfit) from which one shoulder has been peeled away to reveal her left breast, which in turn is artfully obscured behind her left arm. In a famous Newton image on the rue Aubriot in Paris in 1975, one mannish-appearing model sports a suit by St. Laurent in close proximity to a nude model wearing a chapeau by Paulette. The two and the street scene serve to focus attention unerringly on the contrast in clothing and on the clothes themselves. Nicely done!
As fine as this book is, I graded the book down one star because many of the photographs fall far below the best in the book. Many of the nudes in and around the swimming pool and in the cars were pretty ordinary, in my estimation. It would have been better to create a shorter version of the book that maintained the high standard of the best fashion work.
My favorite images in the book include:
Villa D'Este (Woman with riding crop), April 1975 (p. 9)
Elsa Peretti in Halston's bunny costume, New York, November 1975 (p. 15)
Winnie off the coast of Cannes, 1975 (p. 32)
Lisa in Saint-Tropez, 1975 (p. 34)
Peter in Saint-Tropez, 1975 (same day) (p. 35)
Photographed in Saint-Tropez, June 1975 (p. 46)
Charlotte Rampling, Arles, France, 1973 (p. 89)
My favorite quote in the book is from Mr. Newton's father, "My boy, you'll end up in the gutter."
After you examine these photographs, I encourage you to think about the ways we reduce our communication by keeping a placid, masked exterior to the world. How much more could we accomplish if we were more open? What are the best ways to express that openness?
Look deeply to see the human reality and honesty in every moment!

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Johnybiking

A welcome addition to any collection

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 23, 2012

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If you are reading this review, then you will be familiar with Helmut Newton's work. I now have several books of his work and this, along with his Polaroids are two of my favourites (most thumbed through!).

The quality of the book is excellent. It is printed on lovely quality paper. The book is very weighty indeed.

The content is what you would expect from a great photographer.

A wonderful collection of exceptional photographs by a true professional who appreciates and understands that the female form is a work of art.

Helnwein

White Women

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Ennesima ristampa del libro uscito negli anni '70. Foto di moda, di nudo non il suo meglio da avere per completezza.

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Great book

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 31, 2019

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Great book, shipped quick. Breathtaking shots; inspiring.

morinaka

「階級」の残滓

Reviewed in Japan 🇯🇵 on March 5, 2017

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西洋文明の構成要素である｢階級｣を、ファッションとして提示する写真家の集大成。
Tシャツにジーンズの「ニューリッチ」の今日、新しいヘルムート・ニュートンが求められている。

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なら夫

一握りの方たちにとって、なのかもしれませんが、

Reviewed in Japan 🇯🇵 on November 4, 2003

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圧倒的な力を感じる。結局、この不可思議で圧倒的な力の、その発現の不明さに、何度でもページをめくってしまうこととなる。言葉を変えれば、現代の世にも通用する異国書の趣。この圧倒的に異質の文化（？）のその歴史的パワーに、たじろぎ、おののきながら、同時に魅了もされてしまう。圧倒的な力、圧倒的な魅力。また、庭園マニア、ホテルマニアの方は、この写真集で、チェルノッビオの超高級ホテル、Villa D'Este（ヴィラ・デステ）の、その庭園とその室内の様子を覗くことができます。特にこの前庭のその佇まいの素晴らしさ。見飽きることがありません。

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